Manager Maintenance
Resume:
James E Brister
PO Box ***
Bena, Virginia 23018
*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Career in an interdisciplinary field such as mariculture or the research and development of marine-derived pharmaceuticals.
EMPLOYMENT
SEAWATER RESEARCH LABORATORY DIRECTOR YEARS EMPLOYED (JUNE 2007 - PRESENT)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, Virginia
Duties include the overseeing the initial start-up and daily operations of a new multi-user seawater research laboratory.
Troubleshooting life support equipment and the monitoring and control systems of the facility. Establishment of operational
protocols for all laboratory areas including: large general purpose aquaculture lab, BSL-2 and BSL-3 aquatic pathogen labs,
toxicology lab, carcinogen exposure lab, necropsy laboratory, and a radioisotope lab. Staff development, training, and
supervision of lab support personnel. Consultation with VIMS/SMS faculty and visiting scientist regarding operational
requirements of specific experimental systems. Coordination of public educational activities concerning the laboratory
facilities and ongoing research.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (SEPT 2003 - MAY 2007)
Belize Aquaculture Limited Blair Atholl, Belize
Duties included the evaluation and implementation new technologies to increase yields, enhance stock health, improve the
predictability of harvests, and increase the profitability of a vertically integrated near-zero discharge shrimp farm rearing
Penaeus vannamei. Screening stocks for potential pathogens utilizing PCR and routine microscopic techniques.
Identification of optimal water quality parameters with respect to hyperintensive stocking strategies. Coordinating with the
Farm Manager and Hatchery Manager the implementation of the new methodologies as they are developed.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT YEARS EMPLOYED (JUL 2002 - AUG 2003)
Texas A & M University Shrimp Mariculture Project Port Aransas, Texas
Duties included developing a standardized methodology for evaluating the efficacy of feed attractants and feeding stimulants
in prepared diets for penaeid shrimp. Maintenance of recirculating seawater systems in order to maintain optimal water
quality parameters.
ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST YEARS EMPLOYED (JAN 2002 -MAY 2002)
University of Texas Marine Science Institute Port Aransas, Texas
Duties included the overseeing the propagation of live food organisms and maintenance of water quality parameters for the
culture of larval Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus and Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus to be used in larval fish
ecology and larval behavior studies.
ASSISTANT HATCHERY MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (APR 1999 - JUL 2001)
Belize Aquaculture Limited Blair Atholl, Belize
Duties included the overseeing the larval production schedule of a 36 tank commercial shrimp hatchery capable of rearing
50 million post-larval Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus stylirostris per month. Supervision of a crew of fifteen full-time
hatchery personnel. Propagation of larval food organisms and maintenance and control of water quality parameters.
Identification and control of parasites and diseases. Assisting the Hatchery Manager with stocking strategies and
scheduling.
LABORATORY MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (MAY 1993 - FEB 1999)
Flax Pond Marine Laboratory Stony Brook, New York
Duties included the design, maintenance, and repair of flow through and recirculating seawater culture systems in support
of marine research at the laboratory. Consultation with faculty researchers from SUNY Stony Brook s Marine Science
Research Center on experimental design and supervision of graduate students. Propagation of larval food organisms and
maintenance of water quality parameters. Coordination and supervision of public educational activities concerning coastal
and marsh ecology and conducting public tours of the laboratory facilities and adjacent tidal wetlands.
HATCHERY MANAGER / AQUACULTURE BIOLOGIST YEARS EMPLOYED (SEPT 1990 - NOV 1991)
D.R.E.A.M. Inc. Galveston, Texas
Duties included the design and maintenance of culture systems for penaeid shrimp and several species of marine and estuarine
fishes. Other responsibilities included culture of larval food organisms, calculation of feeding rates and food conversion
efficiencies, identification and control of parasites and diseases, and the testing and maintenance of water quality parameters.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH ASSISTANT YEARS EMPLOYED (JAN 1990 - SEPT 1990)
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Bridge City, Texas
Duties included the design and maintenance of culture systems for red drum, hybrid striped bass, oysters, and penaeid shrimp.
Other responsibilities included culture of larval food organisms, calculation of feeding rates and food conversion efficiencies,
identification and control of parasites and diseases, and the testing and maintenance of water quality parameters.
FOREIGN FISHERIES OBSERVER YEARS EMPLOYED (APR 1985 - AUG 1987)
Oregon State University (under contract to NMFS) Seattle, Washington
Duties included the monitoring of the catch of prohibited species, determination of the species composition of the catches,
and collection of other biological data aboard several large foreign trawlers off the coast of Alaska.
A/C SERVICE MECHANIC YEARS EMPLOYED (SUMMERS & HOLIDAYS 1973-79, 82-84, 88)
Temp Trol Heating and Cooling Houston, Texas
Duties included the installation and repair of residential and light commercial heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
equipment.
EDUCATION
M. S. MARICULTURE (2005)
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, Texas
B. S. MARINE BIOLOGY & MARINE FISHERIES (1989)
Texas A & M University Galveston, Texas
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
C Current memberships in the World Aquaculture Society, Global Aquaculture Alliance, Aquacultural
Engineering Society, National Shellfisheries Association, American Society for Microbiology, and the
American Fisheries Society (Fish Culture, Fish Health, and Computer Users Sections).
C Completed the University of Arizona, Shrimp Pathology Short Course : Disease Diagnosis and Control in
Marine Shrimp Culture, June 2003.
C Received recognition as a Certified Fisheries Scientist from the American Fisheries Society Board of Professional
Certification in June of 1998.
C Taught the laboratory section of Dr. D. V. Aldrich s MARB 423 Mariculture Class in the fall semester of 1990
at Texas A & M University at Galveston.
C Appeared on the National Geographic Explorer Series in the episode entitled Bering Sea Fishermen first aired
in April of 1987 on WTBS.
C Honorable Discharge U.S.M.C. February 14, 1986.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Brister, J. E. (2005) A quantitative method for evaluating feed consumption in feed attraction studies with Litopenaeus
vannamei. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Brister, J., Walker, S., Bray, W., Fox, J., Hicks, D., Lawrence, A., and Dunsford, B. (2004) A quantitative method of
evaluating feed consumption by Litopenaeus vannamei in feed attraction studies. Abstract World Aquaculture 2004
(World Aquaculture Society), pp 71, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Walker, S., Brister, J., Bray, W., Fox, J., Hicks, D., Dunsford, B., and Lawrence, L. (2004) Evaluation and ranking of
practical ingredients as chemoattractants in feeds for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Abstract World
Aquaculture 2004 (World Aquaculture Society), pp 617, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Fox, J., Lawrence, L., Brister, J., and Walker, S. (2004) Low and reduced input aquaculture: The role of chemoattraction
in aquatic feed management. Abstract World Aquaculture 2004 (World Aquaculture Society), pp 201, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Lawrence, L., Walker, S., Brister, J., Hicks, D., Bray, W., and Fox, J. (2003) Shrimp Chemoattraction and Feeding
Stimulation: Methods, Progress, and Significance. Advances in Aquaculture Nutrition VII, pp 13. University of
Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.
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